3 more people in Berkeley have died from COVID-19, city reports
The total death toll in Berkeley now stands at 12, with 1,854 COVID-19 cases reported.
Archives December 2020
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Nosh looks forward to dining in a post-pandemic 2021, fingers crossed
Our final installment of year-end food reflections focuses on the future — hopefully, the not-so-distant future — when we can safely eat, drink and gather again in restaurants.
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Small Screen Berkeley: Favorite Films of 2020 and ‘Through the Night’
Here are the films that made the greatest impression on Berkeleyside movie writer John Seal in a year when cinema provided a much-needed distraction.
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The dishes and drinks we loved in 2020
We hit up writers, editors and other contributors to share their favorite takeout spots and pandemic comfort foods.
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Berkeley nature, and our appreciation of it, kept us going in 2020
Nature played it both ways in 2020. Devastating wildfires were distressing, but the great outdoors also provided a balm for the anxieties wrought by a challenging year.
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Nosh looks back on what was loved, lost and learned about food in 2020
We reflect on the people who made a difference, the places we were sad to see close and what we learned about food during this challenging year.
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It wasn’t all grim — Here are 10 good news stories from 2020
The community rallied in a crisis and neighbors supported neighbors. Businesses pivoted and helped health care workers. And a Berkeleyan turned 113.
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Coronavirus casualties: 10 Berkeley restaurants that will be missed
Sales plummeted, the money ran out, or a rent hike was the last straw. Some owners took early retirement. They may be gone, but the memories linger.
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Remembering Ted Edlin, a man with a dry wit who was active in Berkeley politics
Ted Edlin worked in the computer and energy industries and was a former president of Berkeley’s Council of Neighborhood Associations and a member of the Fire Commission.
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East Bay restaurant openings and closings in December
Openings include La Guerrera’s Kitchen, Alley & Vine, Shake Shack; among closures are Jules Thin Crust, Cookiebar Alameda, El Gusano — and the 71-year-old Albany Bowl.
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Award for a ‘COVID-19 hero’ highlights street medicine’s team approach for unhoused in the East Bay
Honoree Mukund Raguram says it’s very much a team effort of the work he does providing health care and case management to unhoused communities in the East Bay.
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East Bay restaurant owners say the new stimulus package will help, but only if PPP loans are forgiven
Even if the new COVID-19 relief bill is signed into law, some restaurateurs say a new round of loans will only sustain them for a few more months.
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Distance learning can’t defeat Berkeley High Jazz
Not being able to play music together this year has proved tough, but lockdown has also left BHS’s young musicians more deeply versed in jazz than perhaps any previous class.
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The Alley, Oakland’s last piano bar, is in danger of closing for good
Devoted regulars are banding together and fundraising to save the historic Grand Avenue bar.
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What’s causing the stinky, sulfur smell tormenting people in Northwest Berkeley?
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District filed a violation against Berkeley Asphalt on Dec. 8 in response to complaints of a “burning, sulfurous” odor.
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Berkeley’s Silverado memory care home hit by COVID-19 outbreak
The facility has the highest number of cases at any facility in Alameda County, with 29 active cases among residents as of Sunday, and 12 cases among staff.
